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Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sun, 24 Oct 2032 at 19:33 EDT (3,102 days away) in Virgo

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Saturn at perihelion Saturn passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 24 Nov 2032 at 16:45 EDT (3,133 days away) in Gemini

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Uranus at opposition Uranus lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Mon, 20 Dec 2032 at 18:03 EDT (3,159 days away) in Taurus

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Saturn at opposition Saturn lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Fri, 24 Dec 2032 at 17:47 EDT (3,163 days away) in Gemini

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 25 Dec 2032 at 15:36 EDT (3,164 days away) in Pisces

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Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Tue, 01 Feb 2033 at 21:00 EDT (3,202 days away) in Capricornus

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Jupiter at solar conjunction Jupiter is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Wed, 02 Feb 2033 at 16:19 EDT (3,203 days away) in Capricornus

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 01 Mar 2033 at 10:35 EDT (3,230 days away) in Orion

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 05 Mar 2033 at 09:24 EDT (3,234 days away) in Taurus

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Neptune at solar conjunction Neptune is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Wed, 06 Apr 2033 at 20:52 EDT (3,266 days away) in Pisces

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Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 26 May 2033 at 19:46 EDT (3,316 days away) in Sagittarius

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Uranus at solar conjunction Uranus is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Wed, 22 Jun 2033 at 18:39 EDT (3,343 days away) in Gemini

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 25 Jun 2033 at 17:37 EDT (3,346 days away) in Aquarius

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Mars at opposition Mars lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Mon, 27 Jun 2033 at 21:23 EDT (3,348 days away) in Sagittarius

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Saturn at solar conjunction Saturn is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sat, 02 Jul 2033 at 03:28 EDT (3,353 days away) in Gemini

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Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Tue, 05 Jul 2033 at 07:12 EDT (3,356 days away) in Sagittarius

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 23 Jul 2033 at 05:16 EDT (3,374 days away) in Pisces

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Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 01 Aug 2033 at 10:22 EDT (3,383 days away) in Sagittarius

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Jupiter at opposition Jupiter lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Thu, 25 Aug 2033 at 01:32 EDT (3,407 days away) in Aquarius

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Thu, 25 Aug 2033 at 03:41 EDT (3,407 days away) in Aquarius